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Citizens bearing arms for the common defense. (Moderated)
CHARTER
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The misc.activism.militia newsgroup will be open to discussion on
all aspects of organized and unorganized civilian firearms ownership
for the purposes of ensuring domestic tranquility and the protection
of the civil rights of all people. This includes information on
training, organization, gunsmithing, purchasing and selling weapons
and ammunition and any other issues relevant to militias. Also
included are any community-oriented volunteer policing activities.
This newsgroup is not for discussion of the politics of
gun ownership and use in general; any such posts should be
directed to talk.politics.guns. All discussions on recreational
uses of firearms, and firearms in general, belong in rec.guns.
It is acceptable to discuss any and all issues related
directly to militias, including the ethics of militia
activities.
Messages containing encrypted material may not be posted on
misc.activism.militia. Private email or a mailing list
should be used for this purpose.
Messages carrying out transactions or other material that may
be in violation of any law should never be sent on USENET,
as this brings risk of prosecution and harassment to all the
organizations responsible for its distribution. This includes, but
is not limited to, illegal firearms or ammunition transactions,
threats of death or bodily harm, murder contracts, plots to
overthrow legitimate governments, and restricted distribution
information or data which you do not have permission to
distribute. If it is your intent to do any of the above,
misc.activism.militia is an inappropriate forum.
MODERATION INFO
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moderator of misc.activism.militia.
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